Gael en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɡæɪ̯l/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- gāl
- /ɡeɪ̯l/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɡɛjl/ (India) without the pane–pain merger
- /ɡeɪ̯l/
- /ɡel/ (Scotland)
- /ɡeː(j)l/ (India)
- /ɡeːl/ (India) pane–pain merger
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Celtic *weidus Proto-Celtic *weidelos Proto-Brythonic *guɨðel Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðelbor. Old Irish Goídel Irish Gaelbor. English Gael Borrowed from Irish Gael, alt. Gaol, from earlier Gaoidheal, cognate with Scottish Gaelic Gàidheal and Manx Gael, from Middle Irish Gaídel, from Old Irish Goídel (“Irishman”), a loanword from Old Welsh Guoidel (“wild man, warrior”) (also recorded as a personal name in the Book of Llandaff), from Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðel (“savage, woodsman”), from Proto-Celtic *weidelos (“savage, woodsman”), related to *weidus (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- (“wood, wilderness”) (cf. Old English wāþ (“hunt”)). Doublet of Goidel. False cognate of English Gaul, Gallia. Medieval Irish traditions, including the Lebor Gabála Érenn, trace the origin of the Goídels to an eponymous ancestor, Goídel Glas, but this is no longer held to be the ultimate etymology of the word.
Meanings
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A member of an ethnic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is one that is Gaelic.
Every cock in the farmyard stock crows a triumph to the Gael and it wouldn't be surprising if there'd be another rising said the man from the Daily Mail.
1974, “The Man From The Daily Mail” (track 7, 17:50 from the start), in The Lid Of Me Granny's Bin, performed by Blackthorn:For England knows and England fears the famous Northern Gael and that's another reason why we'll free our lads in Crumlin Jail.
1974 January 1, “Our Lads In Crumlin Jail” (track 2, 01:38 from the start), in Kathlenn Largey (music), The Winds Are Singing Freedom, performed by Barleycorn:For the great Gaels of Ireland Are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are merry, And all their songs are sad.
1911, G.K. Chesterton, The Ballad of the White Horse, Book II: The Gathering Of The Chiefs:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (17)
gv Gael (ethnic group) · af gaele (ethnic group) · br Gouezel (ethnic group) · ga Gael (ethnic group) · cy Gael (ethnic group) · ca gaèlic (ethnic group) · de Gäle (ethnic group) · ja ゲール人 (ethnic group) · hu gael (ethnic group) · de Gälin (ethnic group) · gd Gàidheal (ethnic group) · sga Goídel (ethnic group) · cmn 蓋爾人 /盖尔人 (ethnic group) · kw Godhales (ethnic group) · tg гаэл (ethnic group) · kw Godhal (ethnic group) · ga Gaedheal (ethnic group)
wikipedia: Lebor Gabála Érenn · wikipedia: Goídel Glas · wikipedia: Book of Llandaff